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Dr Francis Jackson is made a CBE for services to Music
Published: on 27th June 2007 by Alix Peacock in Minster News
Dr Francis Jackson, Organist Emeritus of York Minster, has been made a CBE for services to music in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. Dr Jackson was Organist and Master of the Music at the Minster for thirty six years, he retired in 1982.
Dr Jackson was born in the Yorkshire town of Malton, and began his association with the Minster at the age of 11 when he became a chorister under Sir Edward Bairstow. During his time as Organist of York Minster he was President of the Royal College of Organists between 1972 and 1974 and in 1978 was appointed OBE for services to music.
Dr Jackson has given recitals all over the world and has made many recordings of solo organ music as well as choral music. He is also well known as a composer and his music is sung extensively both in the UK and abroad.
(Photograph: By Kind permission of Mr Anthony Cairns, www.iao.org.uk)